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  • 03 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Business History around the World

although research on this topic has often focused on high technology manufacturing companies, I have written extensively on the service sector, on business groups and alliances rather than hierarchical corporations, and on the different ways the entrepreneurs and View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 25 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 25

over the past decade as one of the most active areas of research in economics and strategy. The literature has constantly struggled, however, with a lack of agreement on a proper definition; for instance, some existing definitions imply that retail View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 9

of real-world systems. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-059.pdf Quality Provision, Expected Firm Altruism and Brand Extensions Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper studies quality choice in a model where... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Europe

push into other countries more quickly. "Building a functioning multinational firm is a huge challenge. There are many that underestimate it." A strong rise in both venture capital and private... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
  • September 1994 (Revised September 1994)
  • Case

Acer Group, The: Vision for the Year 2000

By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard C. Wei
In the early 1990s, Acer, Inc. set two goals: to be a top-five PC company worldwide in 1995 and to be a global consortium of companies by the year 2000. The company identified potential obstacles concerning capital, image, number of experienced international managers,... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Goals and Objectives; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Structure; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Experience and Expertise; Marketing Strategy; Production; Rank and Position; Business Strategy; Capital; Computer Industry; Japan
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  • 24 Nov 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

discovered that many of these problem contracts were not very profitable," says Healy. The results were more stark for Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, which Healy is researching for an upcoming case study. In... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 21 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 21, 2006

multinational firms hold cash in their foreign subsidiaries because of the tax costs associated with repatriating foreign income. Consistent with this hypothesis, firms that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2002
  • Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

result of such despondency, children are not encouraged to go to school; many fail to attend at all or drop out early. Yet many multinational corporations, while undertaking their regular profit-making activities, have managed to change... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
  • 01 Jun 2000
  • News

Q & A: Gustavo Herrero

are thin. The sale of national companies to foreign multinationals weakens regional stock markets even further. Corruption is another issue that must be confronted in most countries. What is the purpose of the LARC? Our mission is to help... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • March 2016
  • Case

IC Group A/S

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
IC Group owned several of Scandinavia's leading premium fashion brands. How should it respond to the decline of its primary wholesale distribution channels (independent fashion boutiques and department stores)? Should it open more physical stores or focus on... View Details
Keywords: IC Group; IC Companys; Carli Gry; InWear; Mads Ryder; Niels Martinsen; Premium Fashion; Fast Fashion; Business Units; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Profit; Revenue; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Business or Company Management; Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Distribution Channels; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Product Positioning; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Web Sites; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; Scandinavia; Denmark; Sweden; Norway
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  • 24 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 24, 2007

807-126 PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 28

Abstract—The well-established negative correlation between staggered boards (SBs) and firm value could be due to SBs leading to lower value or a reflection of low-value firms' greater propensity to maintain SBs. We analyze the causal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 9, 2016

reallocate capital from firms facing low tax rates to those facing high tax rates. Evidence from the worldwide operations of U.S. multinational firms indicates that affiliates... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 1997 (Revised March 1998)
  • Case

Unilever's Butter-Beater: Innovation for Global Diversity

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Jorg Zobel
Unilever, one of the world's largest food product manufacturers, has achieved impressive growth in Europe, primarily by acquiring local food companies. Initially Unilever allowed each acquired company to manage its own product development in a way that was tailored to... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Mergers and Acquisitions; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Food; Conflict Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Europe
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  • 01 Dec 2000
  • News

Latin America's Decade

emerging markets where local stock exchange listings have grown, liquidity in many Latin American exchanges has diminished in recent years. The purchase of local, family-owned companies and state-owned enterprises by outside View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Hospitality; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

philanthropy, later incorporating such ideas into their organizational vision and values. Mexico's Bimbo Group provides a clear example; this world leader in the food industry, a multinational corporation with operations in 16 countries,... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

you decide to put together this collection of articles? Porter: In retrospect, my work divides into three major areas. The first has to do with how firms compete in industries and gain competitive advantage. The next focuses on locations... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
  • 16 Oct 2012
  • First Look

First Look: October 16

organization profits. Order the book: http://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Calls-Twelve-Stories-Decisions/dp/142215811X From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival Authors:Oliver Falck, Christina Guenther, Stephan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 1999
  • News

An Eye to the East

research, drawing parallels with their own work or experience. A case in point was HBS professor Rohit Deshpandé's presentation, the first on the agenda. He reported on the initial results of a multination study of factors driving... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

another of your working papers, "Globalization as Market Integration and the Future of International Business," you mention that horizontal multinational enterprises that engage in replication are often perceived as true... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace